[x264-devel] 4:4:4 encoding support

[Kieran Kunhya]

> From: Max Lapshin <max.lapshin at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [x264-devel] 4:4:4 encoding support
> To: "Mailing list for x264 developers" <x264-devel at videolan.org>
> Date: Sunday, 10 July, 2011, 7:41
> It's very cool.
> 
> And what about 4:2:2 support?
> I capture YUV from blackmagic capture card and it sends
> 4:2:2 YUV. Do
> I need to use swscale, or x264 already can use it?

4:2:2 encoding is not supported. Contact Dark_Shikari if you want to sponsor
it.

You need to use swscale and a ditherer. You don't need to dither if you're
capturing 8-bit from the card.